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Absences

Students are responsible for obtaining any material missed due to an absence. Additionally, students must ensure that their work is submitted by the deadline regardless of other commitments, i.e. duty, sick call, movement orders. Should bona fide emergencies arise, it is the responsibility of the student to coordinate with the instructor IN ADVANCE (emergency leave, hospitalization, SIR, etc.).

Honor

You may collaborate on laboratory assignments to the following extent: collaborative conversations with regard to syntax, strategies and methods for accomplishing the goal of the labs are encouraged, however design and implementation must be the work of the individual student handing in the final product. Sharing or copying of code is never permitted. Further, looking at a classmate's code is not permitted. In addition, you must identify all those that you collaborate with on your assignment cover sheet. Consult your instructor if you need further clarification.

For this class, you can use online resources to assist your learning. These often contain code examples. You identify in your final code every instance of code you adapted from an outside source. Using external code without citing it is an honor offense.

Exams will be open notes / closed book, unless otherwise specified. Quizzes may be open or closed book/notes, as announced. All work on exams/quizzes must be your own in accordance with USNAINST 1610.3F, USNAINST 1531.53, and COMPSCIDEPTINST1531C. These references can be found at http://www.usna.edu/cs/academics/honor.htm.

Extra Instruction

Extra Instruction (EI) is available and encouraged when your own attempts to understand the subject matter are unsuccessful. However, you must come prepared with specific questions or areas to be discussed (i.e. have read the assigned readings). If you have missed class, get the notes from a classmate.
EI is normally available during weekdays by appointment; see the course web page (URL above) for hours of non-availability. Students may also show up at the instructor's office without appointment, however no expectation of instructor availability should be assumed. Email questions are also encouraged, though in some cases the reply will request in-person EI as the most effective solution.

Section Leader

The section leader will call the class to order and record absences and tardiness. If the instructor is absent, do not dismiss class, instead contract the department office and lead the class in productive review.

Preparation for Lab

Each student must have their personal lecture notes with them for every class session that meets in the lab. Students without their own notes are unprepared and must retrieve them before they can begin work.

Class Conduct

Students are expected to uphold all professional standards while in class. Proper uniforms shall be worn, and proper language shall be used. Sleeping in class is prohibited. Stand in the back of the room if you are falling asleep.
No food is permitted. Beverages are permitted in closed containers only.

Course Grading

6-Week Grade

12-Week Grade

Final Grade

6-Week Exam

40%

25%

14%

12-Week Exam

25%

14%

Quizzes/Homework/Participation

20%

10%

6%

Labs

40%

40%

36%

Topic Presentation

10%

Final Exam

20%

For the "topic presentation", teams of students will independently investigate an approved topic, then have responsibility for one class period during which the topic shall be presented. Grades shall be based on content, preparation (including timely submission of lesson plans to the instructor), presentation quality, engagement of the audience (exercises and/or activities to promote learning are encouraged), and peer evaluation by the audience. Team members might not receive the same grade.

Exams

The 6 and 12-week exams will primarily focus on the recent material. The final exam will be comprehensive. If a make-up exam is required, inform the instructor at least 1 week in advance. Expect the exams to challenge your understanding of the underlying principles involved - being able to "eventually" get some web program to "work" via trial and error is not sufficient understanding for your current education and for your ability to learn new developments in the future.

Late Assignments

Unless otherwise specified, assignments are due one minute before lab or class on the due date (electronically). Assignments will have a paper copy to turn in. The paper copy is due during lab/class on the due date. If the paper copy is later than this, then the whole assignment will be treated as if submitted when the paper copy arrives.

Paper and electronic copies must exactly match! In particular, be careful not to modify your submitted files after the deadline when you start working on the next assignment. Also, be sure to validate your files before the electronic deadline occurs.